I just found John about 4 months ago and I have never ever heard a voice like his ever. He is one in a million. No one could ever ever top him. I wish I could have seen him in person. His voice just gives me chills.
Not bad for a 70 year old... as we've said he has never lost that Voice. Only stopped performing because COVID shut everything down. Just a Legend. Love ya, Farnsey!!!!
And then a 12 hour surgery towards the end of 2022 (Aug?) to remove a mouth cancer. His family, and friend Gaynor Wheatley, have given updates - his vocal chords are unaffected, he's singing round the house, and a few months ago John said he was cancer free. The best news ever. But apparently lots of rehab, possibly other tidy up surgeries to come? Just get fully well, John, and have a long and happy life with your family and friends. And if you sing in public again - you've got guaranteed audiences. For life. Jan. '24. UK. E❤
This was the Hay Mate Concert in 2019. It was a concert by Aussie artists to help raise funds for the Aussie farmers in Northern Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland who had been going through one of the worst droughts in history. Livestock were dying and farmers were taking their lives. Devastating. John was one of the key performers. He came back again in 2020 for the Fire Fight Concert to help raise money for those affected by the insane fires that devastated so much of Victoria and New South Wales that summer. Many of those in the band backing John for both concerts are from his original line up many years ago and have always played with him. Brett Garsed on Guitar, Angus Burchell on drums & backing singers Lindsay Field and Lisa Edwards.
@Chrissy Lee. Those fires destroyed Queensland first about a month before they got to other States and they kept going while the other States burned. We had to prepare to evacuate about 6 times during those fires until I pointed out the only way we could go was on the beach. All roads were cut by fire for us to leave. I never want to see that again and I was really sick because I am allergic to wood smoke. The Doctor and the hospital were on the other side of the fires. I still don’t know how the Sikh people got through with two trucks. They cooked day and night for the Fire Fighters and the people that couldn’t leave the beach. They supplied all of the food. They are really lovely. We were so lucky to get through that.
Just browsing and found this reaction again Matt. Lifted my spirits to say the lest. Thanks for all the support you've given to our Aussie artists over the years my friend. 💖💖
At 70yrs old.... seriously.... he even sings in the same key !! Such a legend. Thank you Matt... for exposing more people to our Farnsey ! Unfortunately with our climate, our farmer do it tough most years... but there's always that bad drought period like this one where it's just so much worse for them... This concert helped a heap to keep a some of them solvent for a while.... It obviously wasn't enough to help all of them- our country is enormous.
This was a song that John actually did with Queen. They sent John the music and when he had finished the vocals and sent it back to Queen, they loved it so much that they added the extra section to the end of the song. John was also asked to join Queen as there lead vocalist around the time that he recorded this song with them
This was in 2019 for farm relief due to the looonnnggg drought. Then in early 2020 there was a Fire relief concert after the horrendous bush fire disaster. John Farnham closed that concert as well. Since then we have been in Covid.
Hey Matt, Glad you enjoy John Farnham… as an Aussie I grew up listening to his music. Only really started to appreciate John as a performer when my partner (now wife) suggested we go to his concert in 1993… we were totally blown away. Back then the rest of the world didn’t here too much of what happens in Australia. But, now with the power of RUclips and reactions such as yours, our Aussie talent is getting more exposure.
this was a while a go ,droughts gone and back in floods . a great poem really captures what it's like here . "my country" by Dorothea Mackellar .we all know this part of it. I love a sunburnt country, A land of sweeping plains, Of ragged mountain ranges, Of drought and flooding rains. I love her far horizons, I love her jewel-sea, Her beauty and her terror - The wide brown land for me! i want to thank you matt for your contribution which is giving us aussie's a prod and wake up call ,to how good john and some of our other artists are is . we've taken him/them for granted .
G'day Matt, I will answer the question you asked , I watched the show on the TV , at the time we were in a 7 year drought as low as 6 inch in a year of rain and Hay was getting thin on the ground and the price of a 1/2 tone bail went from $ 50.oo upto a peak of $ 275.oo +transport , I like many destocked our property's as I ran out of water in the dams and feed prices was a starting to bite , but nowdays the drought isn't over but I have put in a new Dam and seeded the paddocks , we have had some good rain over the past 2 years and for the first time in many years I have green waist hight fodder in the paddocks and my Dams on the property are full and I am looking at restocking this year , life on the land (farm) has its up and downs but we pull through most things but some times we do need help and support , but for myself I see a few years of building up the herd's again and build up the Hay stock from the paddock, Gary , Fairyland Queensland Australia
I’ve meet John a number of times and he is the nicest person so down to earth has the time to actually talk to you. Loves his horses and is a fantastic horse rider.
Please look up any John Farnham you can :D Along with Jimmy Barnes and Tina Arena - iconic Australians who have no need of auto-tune or the gimmicks :D
Thanks Matt. Search for JOHN FARNHAM ANTHONY WARLOW MAIN EVENT ANTHONY WARLOW ELEVATES US TO HIGH ART It’s an operatic interlude of the song Grenada. Anthony Warlow has had a full opera training but John Farnham has never had a single singing lesson. Thanks love Michelle
You REALLY need to check out John Farnham singing Gethsemane from Jesus Christ Superstar, if you haven’t already. That performance will give you chills. Just when you think you’ve seen the best of John, he blows you away with that performance.
Watching these videos. I see John owning Cool Change back I 81 and see him rocking this song last year. John hasn’t lost much but it’s clear that time is no friend to us.
Humble, talented, appreciative in two words John Farnham. I guess by now you can tell I’m a huge fan and I’m so glad you’ve had the chance to see our JF for his stage presence but a behind the scene look at his personality, which has always remained the same. ❤️🇦🇺
Matt, you are such a sweetheart; you always make me smile, and sometimes I really need a smile or a good laugh. The first time I heard We Will Rock You, it was sung by the magnificent Linda Ronstadt. I didn't know then that it was a Queen song. Speaking of Queen, I just learned that Brian May has been diagnosed with Covid-19 and is having a hard time of it. I also learned that Il Divo singer Carlos Marín has died from it after being hospitalized and put into a medical coma. So sad. He was only 53. Hope all is well with you and yours.
I was at this concert and my daughter was one of those kids in front of the barrier she has my phone filming from there. I also see myself a few times. It was such an amazing concert here in Tamworth NSW.
Listen to his version of the Beatle's classic "Help" done with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra back in the 1980s, done as the last encore after a three hour concert. He's now recovering from severe mouth cancer. Hope all goes well for him.
This was the hay bale concert to raise money for the farmers after years of drought. The idea was to buy bales from the farmers in areas where they had plenty and transport it to the areas where they needed it. Worked brilliantly....saved the industry.
John he was 70 here its a fund raiser for the framers as we were in bad drought and the framers were doing it really tuff especially feeding their animals. And we had fires burning for months that burned into 2020 till April then covid hit.. been crap few years 🙄🇦🇺
A lot of our truckers transported them around for free as like John they worked or live on the land Here in Oz it's what we all do when things are down we all get together and pick everyone up again We have alot for other charities to do with medical issues fire fighter funds as well Oz goes through years of droughts then floods bush fires can be a harsh place to live and work John always put his spin on anything he does
Think this was early last year just before Covid hit, Australia was ravaged out of control bush fires everywhere over the summer. Still sings alright for an older dude lol
Yes, we just want to hug him but we don’t. Aussies give our stars their space. Right now we have Julia Roberts and George Clooney making a movie not far from me. I would never intrude in their work space or their time off. That was one of the Hay Mate concerts and I think John was 70 there. It makes me sad when I see him getting older and then I remember I am not that far behind him. Our farmers went through a very long drought. Many lost everything and everyone helped however they could. Some are still in that drought. Many semi trailer truck drivers or you call them 18 wheelers took the hay to them for free. Out further road trains took the hay to them. That is five 18 wheelers joined together with one truck in front. Most people could afford to pay for one bale of hay. So many cattle and sheep were starving and dying of thirst but the farmers were going without to give to them first. So other help was born like giving a farmers wife something simple like shampoo or moisturiser, things they hadn’t had for a long time. We took care of the farmers too and the kids. One wealthy guy who owned a winery saw a family on a farm with 5 daughters. They were given a quota of water each a day for washing and they gave it to their animals. He had the inside of a wine cask made the size of an 18 wheeler and then he filled it with pure spring water and had it taken to them. They were so excited to see so much water and it was all for them. They called every neighbour in trouble and shared it. We have a community page on FB that is just for something home made by a farmers wife. If we need a gift for someone that is where I buy. I watched family lose a sheep station to drought. I saw what it did to them all. People like John will not let it happen again. A lot of people will not let it get that bad again. A lot of them got the rain in the last month. It came days before harvest and they lost their crop, it turned into floods that are still going. Our land can be great or very harsh. There isn’t always an in between.
matt, you should also check out Cold Chisel - Bow river either LIVE or Studio versions, i know you are a big Jimmy Barnes fan, i think you will love this song for the music and for the singing
Farnsey has a legendary song "You're the Voice" which I guess is where him being called The Voice stems from. If you haven't already then do yourself a favour and watch him sing that. The Nickname Farnsey came from when he was doing a Duet with another great Aussie rocker called Jimmy Barnes or Barnesy, hence they became Barnesy and Farnsey 😀 John is about as True Blue Aussie as you can get, a great ambassador for our nation........................and man, can he sing 🤪
At the death of Freddie Mercury, Queen wanted Farnham to cover for him. Not flamboyuant like Freddie, but there's nothing in the Queen catalogfue he couldn't sing the hell out of. At this gig, he was 70yo. Same voice.
It was a time when we were having the worst drought in Australian history. Farmers were broken hearted they had to kill their dying stock and just leave their farms walk away. It was cruel to see . We had Semis traveling to all parts of Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland with hay and food, to the Australian farmers , on a daily basis.
I think you meant a sunburst finish on the Strat. The guitarist is Brett Garsed who is a long time collaborator with John Farnham especially the first two Farnham solo albums in the mid 80s. Garsed is a demon on the guitar.
When I was a little girl of about 9 or 10 my father was a taxi driver here in Australia and I remember him bringing me home an autographed picture of John Farnham and boy don't I wish that I had it now. My mother was terrible for throwing out things that she thought I wasn't using so I'm pretty sure who the culprit was. We knew nothing about John Farnham the man just singer and my father said that he was the loveliest man that he had ever had in his taxi. Years later when I was a mother, my daughter who was 15 at the time (35 now) came to me and asked me if she could work at a wedding as they were short staffed and needed workers and it was only the one night, so I gave her permission to do so. My daughter was/is a very sweet, quiet girl so when the women asked her to wait on John and his wife's table (along with others) and because they were too nervous to do it, she agreed. She knew that he was famous but that didn't really concern her, she just wanted to do her job. John absolutely adored her. So both my father and my daughter have met John and both said that he is an extremely lovely man. My dad passed a long time ago.
Vocal envy from here. Poor farmers, go form drought to flood to fire. It’s a very tough gig. I know 2019 I bought all my friends a bale of hay for Xmas
Matt, you were curious to know what’s going on with the farmers in Australia. I’ve just watched an interesting YT video “Why 95% of Australia is Empty” on RealLifeLore channel (30:47mins). It gives some mind-blowing facts and statistics that definitely answered my own questions on this issue. I recommend all your viewers to watch it too.
A couple of months ago, John had his left jaw removed. John, from the '70s, is a great comedian, not up himself, has no scandals, married since 1973 and could make a song different. With this, for charity, I like Freddie's better. But watch what he did with The Beatles "Help: ruclips.net/video/dv54giOSRKs/видео.html John also has his own songs. John, take care mate. Love.
What is going on with the farmers in Australia? 2015 (or thereabouts) to 2020 drought; February 2019 to January 2020 (and various other earlier times) bushfires; 2021 mouse plague; 2021 floods; plus 2021 Chinese boycott of Australian barley, beef and wine.
Ana Carolina - Quem de Nós Dois (La Mia Storia Tra Le Dita) ruclips.net/video/z4j9BhlmSSU/видео.html She is a contralto. She is a brazilian singer. Amazing singer!
Hi! Please react to brazilian artists: Pablo Vittar - Problema Seu (official music video), Anitta, Luisa Sonza, Iza, Ana Carolina, Wanessa Camargo, Marisa Monte, Ricky Vallen.
I just found John about 4 months ago and I have never ever heard a voice like his ever. He is one in a million. No one could ever ever top him. I wish I could have seen him in person. His voice just gives me chills.
He was 70 years old! Seriously what a legend, so lucky to have grown up listening to his amazing voice 🇦🇺
Wow, who sings like that at 70?!!! Astounding! and Big respect John!!
Not bad for a 70 year old... as we've said he has never lost that Voice. Only stopped performing because COVID shut everything down. Just a Legend. Love ya, Farnsey!!!!
And then a 12 hour surgery towards the end of 2022 (Aug?) to remove a mouth cancer. His family, and friend Gaynor Wheatley, have given updates - his vocal chords are unaffected, he's singing round the house, and a few months ago John said he was cancer free. The best news ever. But apparently lots of rehab, possibly other tidy up surgeries to come? Just get fully well, John, and have a long and happy life with your family and friends. And if you sing in public again - you've got guaranteed audiences. For life. Jan. '24. UK. E❤
This was the Hay Mate Concert in 2019. It was a concert by Aussie artists to help raise funds for the Aussie farmers in Northern Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland who had been going through one of the worst droughts in history. Livestock were dying and farmers were taking their lives. Devastating. John was one of the key performers. He came back again in 2020 for the Fire Fight Concert to help raise money for those affected by the insane fires that devastated so much of Victoria and New South Wales that summer. Many of those in the band backing John for both concerts are from his original line up many years ago and have always played with him. Brett Garsed on Guitar, Angus Burchell on drums & backing singers Lindsay Field and Lisa Edwards.
@Chrissy Lee. Those fires destroyed Queensland first about a month before they got to other States and they kept going while the other States burned. We had to prepare to evacuate about 6 times during those fires until I pointed out the only way we could go was on the beach. All roads were cut by fire for us to leave. I never want to see that again and I was really sick because I am allergic to wood smoke. The Doctor and the hospital were on the other side of the fires. I still don’t know how the Sikh people got through with two trucks. They cooked day and night for the Fire Fighters and the people that couldn’t leave the beach. They supplied all of the food. They are really lovely.
We were so lucky to get through that.
He always gives his band the spotlight
Even Celine Dion called him 'The Voice'.
That's the level of respect John Farnham has among singers. They all worship him.
Just browsing and found this reaction again Matt. Lifted my spirits to say the lest. Thanks for all the support you've given to our Aussie artists over the years my friend. 💖💖
Matt, sounds like you feel about Farnsey what a majority of Aussies feel - he is THE man.
And the voice 🥰
@@leandabee Yes, Leanda...AND...the Voice!
At 70yrs old.... seriously.... he even sings in the same key !! Such a legend. Thank you Matt... for exposing more people to our Farnsey ! Unfortunately with our climate, our farmer do it tough most years... but there's always that bad drought period like this one where it's just so much worse for them... This concert helped a heap to keep a some of them solvent for a while.... It obviously wasn't enough to help all of them- our country is enormous.
70 years old and still knocking it out of the park. Love you forever Farnsey
This was a song that John actually did with Queen. They sent John the music and when he had finished the vocals and sent it back to Queen, they loved it so much that they added the extra section to the end of the song. John was also asked to join Queen as there lead vocalist around the time that he recorded this song with them
I put the link up. Brian May rearranged the song to suit John. They are great mates.
Like i said. He still delivers amazing vocals at the age of 72. Better than the singers 40 years younger than him . He is truly uniqe .
Absolutely agree
John's our Australia's King of Music 🎶...John's brilliant in Little River Band 🎶
And to think he was about 70 yrs old here.....and hitting those notes still....Legend.
This was in 2019 for farm relief due to the looonnnggg drought. Then in early 2020 there was a Fire relief concert after the horrendous bush fire disaster. John Farnham closed that concert as well. Since then we have been in Covid.
Lisa there, as always singing backup for Farnsey. 😊🎵🎶
Look how far he pulls the mike away from his mouth when he is belting! What a voice!
Farnsey happily taking part in yet another Aussie benefit concert.
Hey Matt, Glad you enjoy John Farnham… as an Aussie I grew up listening to his music. Only really started to appreciate John as a performer when my partner (now wife) suggested we go to his concert in 1993… we were totally blown away. Back then the rest of the world didn’t here too much of what happens in Australia. But, now with the power of RUclips and reactions such as yours, our Aussie talent is getting more exposure.
this was a while a go ,droughts gone and back in floods . a great poem really captures what it's like here . "my country" by Dorothea Mackellar .we all know this part of it.
I love a sunburnt country,
A land of sweeping plains,
Of ragged mountain ranges,
Of drought and flooding rains.
I love her far horizons,
I love her jewel-sea,
Her beauty and her terror -
The wide brown land for me!
i want to thank you matt for your contribution which is giving us aussie's a prod and wake up call ,to how good john and some of our other artists are is . we've taken him/them for granted .
He did perform with Brian May at Australia's fire fight concert 2020💕
G'day Matt, I will answer the question you asked , I watched the show on the TV , at the time we were in a 7 year drought as low as 6 inch in a year of rain and Hay was getting thin on the ground and the price of a 1/2 tone bail went from $ 50.oo upto a peak of $ 275.oo +transport , I like many destocked our property's as I ran out of water in the dams and feed prices was a starting to bite , but nowdays the drought isn't over but I have put in a new Dam and seeded the paddocks , we have had some good rain over the past 2 years and for the first time in many years I have green waist hight fodder in the paddocks and my Dams on the property are full and I am looking at restocking this year , life on the land (farm) has its up and downs but we pull through most things but some times we do need help and support , but for myself I see a few years of building up the herd's again and build up the Hay stock from the paddock, Gary , Fairyland Queensland Australia
I’ve meet John a number of times and he is the nicest person so down to earth has the time to actually talk to you. Loves his horses and is a fantastic horse rider.
We all love him. Legend voice. Legend bloke.
What a great singer! WOW!!!😲👏👏👏😲👏👏👏 What a young energy! what a VOICE! Definitely will subscribe to his channel, thank you Matt!
Please look up any John Farnham you can :D Along with Jimmy Barnes and Tina Arena - iconic Australians who have no need of auto-tune or the gimmicks :D
Wow John hard work singing over Queen
He has been a huge pop star for the past 50 years. At the moment he is very unwell and may never sing again. I wish him a speedy recovery.
Great reaction, thank you!…to our phenomenal Aussie legend, John Farnham!
Get well soon John. Sending love and best wishes for 2023!
Brett on guitar, Angus on the drums, Lisa and Lindsay on backup vocals, were all with him at the Melbourne concert 30 years before this.
Loved the voice from 16 old to my 70 no one better hope you’ve heard Help and him with others like Oliver Newton , great regards from Aussie
I love that you love him! Thank you for promoting him :)
Thanks Matt. Search for
JOHN FARNHAM ANTHONY WARLOW MAIN EVENT ANTHONY WARLOW ELEVATES US TO HIGH ART
It’s an operatic interlude of the song Grenada. Anthony Warlow has had a full opera training but John Farnham has never had a single singing lesson. Thanks love Michelle
You REALLY need to check out John Farnham singing Gethsemane from Jesus Christ Superstar, if you haven’t already. That performance will give you chills. Just when you think you’ve seen the best of John, he blows you away with that performance.
The live version. Final night, Sydney, 1992
Watching these videos. I see John owning Cool Change back I 81 and see him rocking this song last year. John hasn’t lost much but it’s clear that time is no friend to us.
Humble, talented, appreciative in two words John Farnham. I guess by now you can tell I’m a huge fan and I’m so glad you’ve had the chance to see our JF for his stage presence but a behind the scene look at his personality, which has always remained the same. ❤️🇦🇺
This is great thanks ! Haven’t seen John sing “ we will rock you “
Here he's known as The Voice. Cause he is.
I love that you love him!
Matt, you are such a sweetheart; you always make me smile, and sometimes I really need a smile or a good laugh.
The first time I heard We Will Rock You, it was sung by the magnificent Linda Ronstadt. I didn't know then that it was a Queen song. Speaking of Queen, I just learned that Brian May has been diagnosed with Covid-19 and is having a hard time of it.
I also learned that Il Divo singer Carlos Marín has died from it after being hospitalized and put into a medical coma. So sad. He was only 53.
Hope all is well with you and yours.
Hi Matt. This popped up today. Havent seen you for a while. Look forward to seeing more Farnsey reactions. ❤❤
John always puts his hand up for fund-raisers
Thanks mate I missed this because I’m in NZ. His pipes still pumping dude.
John looked brilliant in his heyday. Still looks good!
This is what happened in Australia from 2019 to now:
Drought and fire
Floods
COVID
More floods
He is called Farnsey when he sings with Jimmy Barnes. Now this is a duo you cannot miss.
So Barnsey and Farnham is farnsy. It’s an Aussie thing
Matt, try watching Skyhooks from the 70's and 80's, they were an iconic pub band who sadly lost their lead singer too early
women in uniform
I was at this concert and my daughter was one of those kids in front of the barrier she has my phone filming from there. I also see myself a few times. It was such an amazing concert here in Tamworth NSW.
So pleased you found this. I think the Hay Mate video is the only one of older John which has good audio.❤
Listen to his version of the Beatle's classic "Help" done with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra back in the 1980s, done as the last encore after a three hour concert. He's now recovering from severe mouth cancer. Hope all goes well for him.
We were in severe drought in Aus and it comes around every 15 -20 years. We are used to it.
This was the hay bale concert to raise money for the farmers after years of drought. The idea was to buy bales from the farmers in areas where they had plenty and transport it to the areas where they needed it. Worked brilliantly....saved the industry.
We even sent our hay crops from the other side of the country in WA
Rod the BV singer in backround here was my singing teacher at Uni. He's such a pro.
He was in his 70s here.. 72 i believe.. Just let that sink in he was in his 70s singing like that still...
You wouldn’t know him or anyone from the US, he’s a Aussie Legend and he’s a great bloke
John he was 70 here its a fund raiser for the framers as we were in bad drought and the framers were doing it really tuff especially feeding their animals. And we had fires burning for months that burned into 2020 till April then covid hit.. been crap few years 🙄🇦🇺
A lot of our truckers transported them around for free as like John they worked or live on the land
Here in Oz it's what we all do when things are down we all get together and pick everyone up again
We have alot for other charities to do with medical issues fire fighter funds as well
Oz goes through years of droughts then floods bush fires can be a harsh place to live and work
John always put his spin on anything he does
Think this was early last year just before Covid hit, Australia was ravaged out of control bush fires everywhere over the summer. Still sings alright for an older dude lol
this was HAY MATE not Fire fight
This was 2019
Get well soon, John.
you should look at john singing the beatles song help unreal
Yes, we just want to hug him but we don’t. Aussies give our stars their space. Right now we have Julia Roberts and George Clooney making a movie not far from me. I would never intrude in their work space or their time off.
That was one of the Hay Mate concerts and I think John was 70 there. It makes me sad when I see him getting older and then I remember I am not that far behind him.
Our farmers went through a very long drought. Many lost everything and everyone helped however they could. Some are still in that drought. Many semi trailer truck drivers or you call them 18 wheelers took the hay to them for free. Out further road trains took the hay to them. That is five 18 wheelers joined together with one truck in front.
Most people could afford to pay for one bale of hay. So many cattle and sheep were starving and dying of thirst but the farmers were going without to give to them first. So other help was born like giving a farmers wife something simple like shampoo or moisturiser, things they hadn’t had for a long time. We took care of the farmers too and the kids.
One wealthy guy who owned a winery saw a family on a farm with 5 daughters. They were given a quota of water each a day for washing and they gave it to their animals. He had the inside of a wine cask made the size of an 18 wheeler and then he filled it with pure spring water and had it taken to them. They were so excited to see so much water and it was all for them. They called every neighbour in trouble and shared it.
We have a community page on FB that is just for something home made by a farmers wife. If we need a gift for someone that is where I buy. I watched family lose a sheep station to drought. I saw what it did to them all. People like John will not let it happen again. A lot of people will not let it get that bad again.
A lot of them got the rain in the last month. It came days before harvest and they lost their crop, it turned into floods that are still going. Our land can be great or very harsh. There isn’t always an in between.
Notice all the backing singers and most of the band members are the same as in the clips 40 years ago. Everyone loves Farnsie!
matt, you should also check out Cold Chisel - Bow river either LIVE or Studio versions, i know you are a big Jimmy Barnes fan, i think you will love this song for the music and for the singing
Still got it at 70years old....
Thanks Matt. What a treat.
Farnsey has a legendary song "You're the Voice" which I guess is where him being called The Voice stems from. If you haven't already then do yourself a favour and watch him sing that. The Nickname Farnsey came from when he was doing a Duet with another great Aussie rocker called Jimmy Barnes or Barnesy, hence they became Barnesy and Farnsey 😀 John is about as True Blue Aussie as you can get, a great ambassador for our nation........................and man, can he sing 🤪
Awesome 😎👍👍👍👍👍 Rock You
Thanks for the great review
He's 70yo in this concert Matt!
The guy is an absolute freak… 🤯
At the death of Freddie Mercury, Queen wanted Farnham to cover for him. Not flamboyuant like Freddie, but there's nothing in the Queen catalogfue he couldn't sing the hell out of. At this gig, he was 70yo. Same voice.
It was a time when we were having the worst drought in Australian history. Farmers were broken hearted they had to kill their dying stock and just leave their farms walk away. It was cruel to see . We had Semis traveling to all parts of Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland with hay and food, to the
Australian farmers , on a daily basis.
John was asked to be lead singer of Queen. Freddy Mercury said he had the best voice ever.
I think you meant a sunburst finish on the Strat. The guitarist is Brett Garsed who is a long time collaborator with John Farnham especially the first two Farnham solo albums in the mid 80s. Garsed is a demon on the guitar.
It's Australia, Fire, flood, drought. Take your pick
Hay Mate was done in December 2019 and raised $4.3 million! If I can request 1 thing Matt, please turn up the volume?
The guitarist and bassist in my church band both have Fender Sunburst bodies; I keep saying we need a drum kit (and they do exist!) to match!
Aussie icon..,..., That's all.. ,.
When I was a little girl of about 9 or 10 my father was a taxi driver here in Australia and I remember him bringing me home an autographed picture of John Farnham and boy don't I wish that I had it now. My mother was terrible for throwing out things that she thought I wasn't using so I'm pretty sure who the culprit was. We knew nothing about John Farnham the man just singer and my father said that he was the loveliest man that he had ever had in his taxi. Years later when I was a mother, my daughter who was 15 at the time (35 now) came to me and asked me if she could work at a wedding as they were short staffed and needed workers and it was only the one night, so I gave her permission to do so. My daughter was/is a very sweet, quiet girl so when the women asked her to wait on John and his wife's table (along with others) and because they were too nervous to do it, she agreed. She knew that he was famous but that didn't really concern her, she just wanted to do her job. John absolutely adored her. So both my father and my daughter have met John and both said that he is an extremely lovely man. My dad passed a long time ago.
Rick will be along shortly.
Rick still missing?
@@briangill4000 search party?
Oh yes, that's a 56/57ish Sunburst Fender Strat guitar 🎸 original
Was gonna say that, but check the comments first!
The announcer on this is i think the one whosaid, the only thing better than a john Farnham concert, was a J. F rehearsal.
it was about the drought in australia or the bush fires
He is 72 now. Hay Mate was to raise money to help our farmers to get through a terrible drought.
Not Bad for 70 years old, he a Aussie Ledgend
Vocal envy from here. Poor farmers, go form drought to flood to fire. It’s a very tough gig. I know 2019 I bought all my friends a bale of hay for Xmas
Not sure if you know, but John was actually considered by Queen to replace Freddie as the lead singer after he died.
And Freddy apparently considered Farnham the best singer on earth.
Matt, you were curious to know what’s going on with the farmers in Australia. I’ve just watched an interesting YT video “Why 95% of Australia is Empty” on RealLifeLore channel (30:47mins). It gives some mind-blowing facts and statistics that definitely answered my own questions on this issue. I recommend all your viewers to watch it too.
A couple of months ago, John had his left jaw removed. John, from the '70s, is a great comedian, not up himself, has no scandals, married since 1973 and could make a song different. With this, for charity, I like Freddie's better. But watch what he did with The Beatles "Help: ruclips.net/video/dv54giOSRKs/видео.html John also has his own songs. John, take care mate. Love.
What is going on with the farmers in Australia? 2015 (or thereabouts) to 2020 drought; February 2019 to January 2020 (and various other earlier times) bushfires; 2021 mouse plague; 2021 floods; plus 2021 Chinese boycott of Australian barley, beef and wine.
Sophia Kruithof Matt have you checked her out?
John would have been 70 when this happened.
Tom Jones calls Farnham "the voice"
Extreme drought.
One word about the farmers luv - drought :(
Ana Carolina - Quem de Nós Dois (La Mia Storia Tra Le Dita)
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She is a contralto. She is a brazilian singer. Amazing singer!
Hes 72 years old
drought and flood
Hello, please do reaction of (bezhan kamkar yar xazal) he is kurdish singer
Hi! Please react to brazilian artists: Pablo Vittar - Problema Seu (official music video), Anitta, Luisa Sonza, Iza, Ana Carolina, Wanessa Camargo, Marisa Monte, Ricky Vallen.
John has recently undergone surgery for mouth cancer 😢
I'm confused... he sounds like a 30 years old guy here...